title: Diffuse perforated necrotising amoebic colitis with histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent individual presenting as an acute abdomen.
abstract: Perforated necrotising amoebic colitis associated with intestinal histoplasmosis has rarely been reported in an immunocompetent individual. Radiology and preoperative features are non-specific and requires histopathological examination for a definitive diagnosis. Hence, this condition needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of complicated infective colitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Rama Kumari
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Badyal
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaiphei
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged